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May was an extremely busy month at Hapnot. Students were busy with floor hockey and track, science fair, band and grad. Teachers and students were getting ready for final assessments and a positive end to a busy year. The guidance department was busy introducing the Grade 8s to the high school life. Course selection is complete and we are ready to receive our grad class of 2016. If new students or parents have questions regarding the fall, be sure to call the office. Current grads are planning for their fall and frantically filling out scholarship applications and university entrance forms. Athletics Thirty-seven Hapnot athletes traveled to The Pas May 25 and 26 to compete in the zones competition. Though the banner did not return to its rightful home, a number of athletes accomplished personal bests and won individual events. Over 20 athletes are eligible for the Provincial meet taking place June 7-9 in Selkirk. Good luck to those attending provs. All at Hapnot are extremely proud of Caitlin Ticzon as she was selected to play on the Jr. Bison under-19 team out of the University of Manitoba. Recently the team traveled to Wisconsin for a tournament and came home with the hardware. Great job, Caitlin! This past month has been extremely busy for the phys-ed department. There have been two canoe trips go out for a couple days of sun, fun and paddling. Students and supervisors attended numerous canoe sessions at the Aqua Center to increase student awareness and safety in the water. Rob Abbott took the Grade 11 class for a hike and spent the night at Camp Whitney. The hike was approximately a 25-km round trip. This is a first-time trip for Hapnot but will surely not be the last. The year in athletics will be concluded with a celebration June 14 with the Athletic Banquet. Major and minor awards will be handed out as well as Sportswomen and Sportsmen of the Year honours. See 'Band...' on pg. 16 Continued from pg. 7 The theme this year is Harry Potter and is sure to be exciting. You can purchase tickets at the office. Band Trip On May 13-16, 50 grade 8-11 band and choir students from Hapnot, Ruth Betts and McIsaac travelled to Moose Jaw, SK, to take part in the Moose Jaw Band and Choral Festival. Each ensemble performed their repertoire for a panel of adjudicators and received a clinic from these adjudicators immediately afterwards. We also played at two different elementary schools in Moose Jaw for very enthusiastic audiences! One of the schools had students from 25 different countries speaking 22 different languages and were thrilled to see and hear the bands and choir! On the Monday night, we also attended an inspiring concert given by the Command Brass Quintet from Winnipeg. We also spent time taking in the tourist and historical sights of Moose Jaw such as the Tunnel Tours, Hopkins Restaurant (an old, haunted Victorian house converted into a restaurant!) and the Temple Gardens Mineral Spa. The students learned so much and we had such a fantastic experience! We came back a better team, better musicians and better people! Science Fair From May 12-19 Louisa Morin, a Grade 8 student from McIsaac, two Grade 7 students from Thompson, Dane Wanke and Sage Cherevaty, as well as chaperones George Trevor and Samantha Moore attended the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Charlottetown. Over 400 projects and more than 500 finalists vied for close to $1 million in cash and scholarships! It was a busy week with judging, public viewings, and other activities. In our free time we were able to see downtown Charlottetown, do a little shopping and enjoy some Maritime food and entertainment. Wednesday was a tour day and we saw Confederation Bridge, the Cows Creamery (voted Canada's best ice cream), Cavendish Beach, Green Gables and Founder's House. It was an incredible experience! The projects were from every province and territory, and it was amazing to see the enthusiasm and knowledge possessed by the participants. Congratulations to our northern Manitoba representatives on a job well done! Next year the Fair will be in Lethbridge, Alberta. Green Mining Beverly Hiebert, Crystal Hiebert, Sandra Kritzer and Robyne Mansell travelled to Hamilton, ON, for a science workshop about Green Mining. Only four schools across Canada were selected to participate in this week-long camp that involved performing labs where acid mine drainage was generated and bioremediation applied to AMD samples. This was an amazing educational experience. The group participated in second-year undergraduate level labs and presented their results to the group as well as dignitaries from McMaster University, RBC Blue Water Foundation (sponsor of the event), and Ontario Genomic Institute. Look for the Hapnot Collegiate Facebook page for activities in the school as well as dates of interest. Go Hapnot! _ Patty Korchinski, Bobbi Willetts, George Trevor, Robyne Mansell and Anna Jardine
